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Meryl Streep Says That ‘Out of Africa’ Shampoo Moment With Robert Redford Is a ‘Sex Scene in a Way’: We’ve Seen ‘People F—ing, but We Don’t See That Loving Touch’


At Cannes Film Festival, Meryl Streep opened up about one of her most iconic on-screen moments -- the shampoo scene from 'Out of Africa.'

Reflecting on her illustrious career at Cannes Film Festival, Oscar winner Meryl Streep opened up about one of her most iconic on-screen moments — the shampoo scene from “Out of Africa.” The 1986 Sydney Pollack film starred Streep and Robert Redford as a baroness and a big game hunter who fall in love in a lush desert romance. We’ve seen so many scenes of people fucking, but we don’t see that loving touch, that care,” Streep said to big applause during a conversation at Cannes’ Théâtre Debussy.

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